if you have the sentence "i do things such as" do you need a comma before "such as?
2006-10-31 13:26:17 · 16 answers · asked by Wesley Y 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
No you don't. Try this, say the sentence outloud. If you would naturally pause mid-sentence, it usually needs a comma at that place.
Good luck!
2006-10-31 13:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by megha717 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, you wouldn't. This is primarily because if a comma were added to the sentence, it would not make the most logical sense in perspective of grammar. If you think about it, try applying it and sounding it out:
I do things such as riding my bike.
Opposed to:
I do things, such as riding my bike.
Keeping a pause there would be unnecessary and wrong, therefore leading to the conclusion that a comma is not supposed to be added after things.
Hope this helps!
2006-10-31 14:57:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need a comma if you can take the information such as..... out of the sentence and the sentence retains all the needed information. if the sentence does not have the same meaning no commas.
2006-10-31 13:28:59 · answer #3 · answered by tiafromtijuana 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You will need the comma between the listed items if there are to be several things. A word of advice, start the sentence with a capital I
2006-10-31 13:40:24 · answer #4 · answered by renclrk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there is no need to put a comma there. A comma is needed between the "things" that you describe in the the sentence, if they are more than one.
2006-10-31 13:30:18 · answer #5 · answered by Jejerian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you will need a comma after, for example.,
I do things such as cooking, reading novels and writing poems.
2006-10-31 13:32:16 · answer #6 · answered by enjabmz9v_8@verizon.net 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2006-10-31 13:28:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No comma
2006-10-31 13:29:13 · answer #8 · answered by tamster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. But you may need a colon (:) after it if you plan to make a list of things.
2006-10-31 13:28:05 · answer #9 · answered by Dee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no after
2006-10-31 13:28:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋